Mother's Day brunch drinks

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Easy-to-make brunch cocktails

There's no doubt that mom deserves a day off. If you've got the Mother's Day brunch menu covered, then all you need are the drinks. Offer a few different options, depending on what she likes. When it comes to making a delicious cocktail, use fresh ingredients and keep it simple.

Let mom kick back and relax for the day

Celebrate her special day with homemade cocktails. Serving a few different drinks and cocktails can make your Mother's Day brunch all the more memorable.

These drinks are tasty and fun using minimal ingredients, perfect for a busy day of food and celebration. So raise a glass and toast to mom!

1

Blood orange Bellini recipe

Serves 8

Ingredients:

1 bottle prosecco, chilled

8 ounces blood orange juice

Orange wheels or twists for garnish

Directions:

Place Champagne flutes in the freezer. Pour one ounce of blood orange juice into each glass. Fill glass with prosecco and serve. Garnish with an orange wheel or twist.

2

Red berry Champagne cocktail recipe

Serves 8

Ingredients:

4 ounces vodka

6 ounces red grapefruit juice

2 ounces raspberry liqueur

1 bottle of Champagne

Sugar for garnish

Ice

Directions:

Wet the rim of martini glasses with grapefruit juice and then dip the rims into sugar.

Using a shaker with ice, combine vodka, grapefruit juice and raspberry liqueur. Shake to mix.

Strain into the prepared martini glasses. Top with champagne. Toast and serve.

3

Pomegranate vodka cocktail recipe

Serves 8

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

2 cups club soda

2 cups pomegranate juice

1 cup vodka

Ice

Directions:

Combine sugar and water in a small pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and dissolve sugar. Remove syrup from heat and cool.

Combine syrup, club soda, pomegranate juice and vodka. Add ice to a martini shaker. Pour in about one cup of the pomegranate mixture. Cover, shake, then strain into a glass. Garnish with pomegranate seeds, if desired. Repeat with the remaining pomegranate mixture.